12:37 Hereford

Tuesday 10 November 2020

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Pertemps Network EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 12:38 | Winning time: 3m 56.08s

Gilwen Grayson³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: Evan Williams

80/1

Hinted at promise when fourth in 20f maiden hurdle at Ffos Las last season but unseated rider first in novice hurdle (40/1) at Chepstow (16f, good) 32 days ago. Sort to do better.

Form: 44-U

Iron Port¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Tabitha Worsley⁽⁵⁾| T: T H Weston

250/1

150/1, fourteenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 14 days ago. Lots more required.

Form: U3-0

Loughan^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 119| BF

13/8

Fairly useful form when twice placed in 2m hurdles last season and tenderly-handled sixth in Carlisle novice (17.2f, good) on return. Has more to offer so very much the one to beat.

Form: 532-6

Millbank Flyer³⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| BF

5/1

3/1, hinted at promise when eighth of 18 in bumper at Wincanton (15.3f, soft) on NH debut 12 months ago. Makes hurdles debut now and should do better.

Form: 8-

Notnownotnever¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr James Jeavons⁽⁷⁾| T: T H Weston

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden, 300/1 when eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Lots to find.

Form: 778

River Llynfi⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁷⁾| T: D Brace

300/1

Twice-raced maiden, only ninth of 11 in novice hurdle (250/1) over C&D 8 days ago. Big step forward required.

Form: 99

That's Me²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Alan Johns| T: Tim Vaughan

20/1

33/1, not knocked about when fifth of 12 in novice hurdle over C&D on NH debut 28 days ago. Sure to leave that form behind so one for the shortlist.

Form: 6P/5

Getaweapon²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| D

10/11

Point winner who (9/2) shaped well when second of 10 in bumper at Ffos Las (15.8f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Much respected on hurdling debut for good yard. Worth monitoring in betting.

Form: 1/2

Midnight Popstar²⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Shane Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Andrew Martin

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 150/1, last of 5 in novice hurdle at Leicester (20.5f, heavy) 9 months ago. Lots more required if she's to trouble the principals.

Form: 0/075-

The Feckenham Fox¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: James Davies| T: M Young

33/1

300/1, better effort over hurdles when seventh of 13 in novice at Uttoxeter (15.8f, soft) 11 days ago. May do better still so respected.

Form: PF/3-07

Trottinette^t³⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: R T Dunne| T: T R Gretton

300/1

Yet to show any form in three runs over hurdles, 250/1 when pulled up in novice at Taunton (16.5f) 11 months ago. Easily opposed.

Form: 0/9P-

Wessington Park^h1³⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Dave Crosse| T: N Lampard

300/1

100/1, pulled up in bumper at Plumpton (17.8f, soft) on NH debut 11 months ago. Hooded for hurdles debut but hard to warm to.

Form: P-

Forecasts

Getaweapon (10/11), Loughan (13/8), Millbank Flyer (5/1), That's Me (20/1), The Feckenham Fox (33/1), Midnight Popstar (50/1), Gilwen Grayson (80/1), Notnownotnever (125/1), Iron Port (250/1), River Llynfi (300/1), Wessington Park (300/1), Trottinette (300/1)

LOUGHAN sets a very good standard and is sure to step forward from his reappearance sixth so is impossible to oppose. Hurdling newcomers Millbank Flyer and Getaweapon are in good hands so look the ones best equipped to give Dan Skelton's 5-y-o most to do.